- Number of subscribers (active SIM cards) increased to 239.4 mln, up 2.9 mln from 2Q2014, down 0.2 mln from 3Q2013;

- Penetration increased to 168% (up 2% from 2Q2014, down 0.1% from 3Q2013);

- There were 212 and 216 SIM cards in use per 100 population in Moscow and St. Petersburg respectively as of September 30, 2014.

Ukraine:

- Number of subscribers (active SIM cards) increased to 62.3 mln, up 2.5 mln from 2Q2014, up 1.6 mln from 3Q2013

- Penetration increased to 137% (up 5% from 2Q2014, up 4% from 3Q2013).

Please note that MTS have changed their subscriber accounting policy: subscriber stops being active after 3 months of inactivity vs 6 months previously. That is reflected in both 2Q and 3Q numbers as well as resulted in overall Russia and Ukraine subscriber contraction in 2Q2014 from what we had previously reported.

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